I know there is a few riders in the club here, and now that the summer heat is winding down I thought it would be fun to put the car down for the afternoon and blow the dust off the bike. I personally ride a 04 KTM 250exc 2 stroke which I converted to a street legal supermoto. Its unique for a street bike, it rips and is a hell of a lot of fun. Last year I rode over to Leavenworth and been up to Bellingham several times and of course the frequent squirts locally around Carnation/Fall city areas. I just pack enough pre mix with me and ready to rock! Chime in with what you got and if you want to meet up for a ride. Id say basic requirement would be having a full size bike that can easily do freeway speeds.

 

If ur thinking about coming up to Bellingham I'd be down to roll with you junky...

 

Just got my license. I'll probably have a bike next summer!

 

Cool what do you ride? Coming from Kirkland, Bellingham has been more of a destination then a starting point for me, but im sure we could figure something out, maybe you can follow me back to Kirkland Some nice scenery out there and hwy 9 is pretty fun.

 

Sweet! You got your eye on any bikes in particular?

 

I'm almost set on one of the older cbr600rr's could potentially be something I could learn on. I figured I'd grow out of a 250cc quickly and a 600 would be just fine if I respect the power. Now if NA received the Honda cbr250rr with the I4 and like 18k redline, I would be all over that, but unfortunately we never got that. If you have any suggestions, that would be awesome!

 

Ive seen some youtube videos of that 250rr and its an awesome screamer, funny as hell with the rev range that thing has lol. Yeah too bad we dont get in the states, not sure why. That would be a fun bike!

Some would say a 600 is too much to learn on and some don’t. But if you’re confident enough in your learning ability, I don’t see why it couldn’t be a good option. I typically like naked sport bikes, twins especially. Suzuki SV650 is probably considered a better beginner intermediate bike. It’s nice looking inmop, inexpensive, a bit easier to work on, makes nice power for its size and is a real carver. Many advanced riders still have fun on those. The KTM390 would be sweet if you had that kind of money to play with. And then of course what I ride, which is just a re geared dirt bike with 17" sport bike wheel set and tires. (supermotard) 2 stroke syle

 

lol i have a stretched Honda Ruckus...haha not the fastest thing in the world but it'll do about 60...65mph.... so as long as we stick to pretty much anything other than the 5 lol i can keep up, but isnt that what riding is about "the road less traveled" lol

 

lol i have a stretched Honda Ruckus...haha not the fastest thing in the world but it'll do about 60...65mph.... so as long as we stick to pretty much anything other than the 5 lol i can keep up, but isnt that what riding is about "the road less traveled" lol
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Oh shit man, It might do 60-65, but I am getting old and just dont have that much time left to wait for you to get there But thanks anyway dude!

 

'14 Ducati 899 Panigale here and the wife rides a '14 Triumph Street Triple R.